Promotions - Title Listings - "Futures, December 26, 2011"

A gripping story of murder, greed, and retribution, All I Did was Shoot My Man is also the poignant tale of one man's attempt to stay connected to his family.

American Dervish is a stirring and explosive debut novel about an American Muslim family struggling with faith and belonging in the pre-9/11 world.

Inspector Thomas Lynley is sent to investigate the death of Ian Creswsell at the request of the man's uncle, the wealthy and influential Bernard Fairclough. But Lynley's digging soon reveals that the Fairclough clan is awash in secrets, lies, and motives.

Kolt Raynor is asked to go to Pakistan's badlands and find missing men and bring them home. What Raynor never expected was to uncover a sinister al Qaeda plot to capture a Black Site--a secret U.S. prison--and destabilize the region.

When girls in Chicago's Carmilla Club hold a vampire ritual from their favorite supernatural novel, they stumble on a corpse--a man stabbed through the heart.

A body is discovered in a tree after a little girl appears in Central Park looking for her uncle.

Inspector Ian Rutledge wrestles with a startling and dangerous case that reaches far into the past when a false confession from a man who is not who he claims to be leads to a brutal murder.

Passion flares between Abby Radwell and Sam Coppersmith as neither entirely trusts the other when it comes to dealing with a killer who has paranormal abilities.

Charley Castillo and his men go in to investigate an uneasy and unholy alliance building across the Caribbean.

Stone Barrington is summoned to Washington, D.C., by President Will Lee. The president has a special operation that calls for Stone's unique skill set, and it's a mission that will reunite him with his former partner, Holly Barker.

As the Order's enemy mobilizes for the battle of the ages, Sterling Chase and Tavia Fairchild are thrust into the heart of the violence. With time running out and the streets running red with the blood of innocent lives, Chase and Tavia must find a way to defeat Dragos once and for all.

As Pia and George dig deeper into the tragic events at the medical lab one question remains unanswered: is someone attempting to manipulate private insurance information to allow investors to benefit from the death of others?

A shocking crime shatters a New England town and assistant district attorney, Andy Barber, is blindsided when his fourteen-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student.

The President is coming to London, but not to an entirely warm welcome. A fanatical mullah is offering a blessing to anyone who will assassinate the President, and though most London Muslims think the mullah has crossed the line, a few think otherwise.

Gideon Crew finds himself framed as a terrorist and is forced to go on the run. Pursued by half a dozen law enforcement agencies, the only way to prove his innocence is to find the real terrorist and prevent an attack.

When a long-hidden grave is unearthed in the backyard, headstrong young Mosey Slocumb is determined to investigate. What she learns could cost her family everything.

A luxurious Monte Carlo vacation lands four women in prison for a murder they didn't commit.

A rash of shocking adolescent suicides at an elite Los Angeles private school is at the heart of this gripping thriller that also focuses on the troubled teen that Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus have brought into their home.

Here is an intimate look at the inner landscape of a disintegrating marriage and a dramatic exploration of the price of war on a single American family.

John Lescroart delivers a dark, intimate thriller about the price we put on family and the terrible costs of seeking the truth.

Mark Allan Smith offers this spectacular thriller about a professional torturer who has a strict code, a mysterious past, and a dangerous conviction that he can save the life of an innocent child.

After being kidnapped by the ruthless leader of the powerful Gulf Cartel, songwriter Erin McKenna is only allowed to wander the dark hallways of a castle retreat with her guitar and a mysterious old priest to keep her company, until she writes the most beautiful song he has ever heard.

Professional wedding cake decorator and amateur sleuth Piper Donavan is on cake creating assignment at a West Coast luxury spa for the wealthy and famous where nip and tuck and murder are offered in equal measures.

From the humblest of beginnings a millennia ago, Lothaire the Enemy of Old rose to power, becoming the most feared and evil vampire in the immortal world. Driven by his past, he will not rest until he captures the vampire Horde's crown for himself. But the discovery of his Bride, the female meant only for him, threatens to derail his plot.

Can Kate Appleton and Matt Culhane smoke out a saboteur, save Kate's family home, and keep a killer from closing in...all while resisting their undeniable attraction to one another? Filled with humor, heart, and lovable characters, Love in a Nutshell is delicious fun.

This tale of the little known boyhood of Charles Dickens is the perfect way to introduce kids to the great author.

Serge Storms is back in action and his spider senses tell him something big is about to go down in Miami, and it just might involve the recently reactivated CIA cell operating in the same historic building that plotted the overthrow of Fidel Castro.

In The Rope, the latest in Nevada Barr's bestselling novels featuring Anna Pigeon, Nevada Barr gathers together the many strings of Anna's past and finally reveals the story that her many fans have been longing for.

On a spaceship cut off from the rest of civilization, Julian 'Bean' Delphiki is raising his three children, doomed to die young by the engineered genes that also make them inhumanly brilliant.

A former soldier turned movie star turned spy must stop a catastrophic nuclear weapons deal.

When the police tell a wealthy industrialist that her missing son has faked his own kidnapping, she hires Elvis Cole and Joe Pike--and Cole soon determines that it was no fake.

Christian needs Carolyn to play the part of his fake girlfriend for the week to appease his family. Carolyn can't seem to say 'No' and decides to help Christian. The only problem is that being around Christian and acting like they are a loving couple is wreaking havoc on her emotions.

Paula Broadwell offers this unprecedented examination of General David Petraeus, the greatest military mind of his generation, over the course of his career, his command in Afghanistan, and his ascent to the CIA.

With Mormonism on the verge of an unprecedented cultural and political breakthrough, Matthew Bowman explores the history and reflects on the future of this native-born American faith and its connection to the life of the nation.

Gripping, eye-opening, and powerful, this is the astonishing autobiography of SEAL Chief Chris Kyle and an illuminating look into the secret world of Special Ops.

Mark Levin explores the psychology, motivations, and history of the utopian movement, its architects, and its modern day disciples--and how the individual and American society are being devoured by it.

Nikki Haley, a rising star in the Republican Party, shares her inspirational story of family, hope, and the power of the American dream.

Elisabeth Badinter identifies a surprising setback to women's freedom: progressive modern motherhood.

William Gibson is known for his works of fiction, but for nearly 30 years, in countless essays for publications around the world, he has been exploring contemporary culture. Now, the best of these essays have been collected in this book.

This is David Johnston's shocking analysis of the many ways everyday people are systematically victimized by powerful corporations.

A third generation dwarf, ex-gang member, and ex-con, Shorty Rossi knows what it's like to be misunderstood and in this candid memoir, he shares his personal story for the first time.

This is the definitive book on the greatest game in the history of college basketball, and the dramatic road both teams took to get there.

Despite her brilliance, Margaret Fuller (1810-1850 ) suffered from self-doubt and was plagued by ill health. John Matteson captures Fuller's longing to become ever better, reflected by the changing lives she led.

In The Magic Room, Jeffrey Zaslow turns his perceptive eye to weddings and weaves together secrets, memories and family tales to explore the hopes and dreams we have for our daughters.

Debbie Macomber reveals in inspiring, moving stories, that the simplicity of one perfect word--such as prayer, trust, or surrender--can become profound.

Michael Hastings gives us a shocking behind-the-scenes portrait of our military commanders, their high-stakes maneuvers and often bitter bureaucratic infighting.

Drawing on a comprehensive review of history, revelatory budgetary documents, and enlightening public opinion polls, Scott Rasmussen lays out a step-by-step budget that could wipe out trillions from the national debt.

From Thomas Frank comes this wonderfully insightful and sardonic look at why the worst economy sine the 1930s has brought about the revival of conservatism.

Here is the inside story of the Egyptian revolution and the lessons of the Arab Spring, as told by the former Google executive who was one of the people that mobilized protesters through technology and social media.

Here is a revelatory look at how Roger Williams shaped the nature of religion, political power, and individual rights in America.

Here is the definitive history of one of the most radical, revolutionary movements the country has ever seen, from those who started it all.

Worth Fighting For is a remarkable candid look at what losing a partner really entails--how to care for him or her, how to make it through each day without falling into despair, and how to move forward in the second half of your life when the person yo spent the first half with is gone.

Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into the Everneath, where immortals feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she's returned to her old life, for six months, before the Everneath comes to claim her.

Deza Malone's family goes in search of her father after he leaves to find work when the Great Depression hits their town. The twists and turns of their story reveal the devastation of the Depression and prove that Deza truly is the Mighty Miss Malone.